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hyge-sorh

(n.)
Grammar
hyge-sorh, -sorg, e; f.

Mental careanxiety

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Mental care, anxiety, Cd. 94; Th. 122, 31; Gen. 2035: Exon. 10 b; Th. 11, 21; Cri. 174: 47 b; Th. 162, 28; Gú. 982: 50 a; Th. 174, 15; Gú. 1178: 51 a; Th. 176, 32; Gú. 1219: Cd. 37; Th. 48, 16; Gen. 776: Beo. Th. 4646; B. 2328

ilf

(n.)
Grammar
ilf, e; f.

An elf

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An elf Ðanon untydras ealle onwócon eotenas and ylfe thence sprang all monstrous things, giants and elves, Beo. Th. 224; B. 112.

Linked entry: ylf

land-gemirce

(n.)
Grammar
land-gemirce, es; n.

A boundary

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Landgemyrcu, Beo. Th. 424; B. 209

glitinian

(v.)
Grammar
glitinian, glitenian; p. ode; pp. od

To glitterglistenshine

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To glitter, glisten, shine Geseah gold glitinian he saw gold glisten, Beo. Th. 5509; B. 2758. Heó glytenode on ðæra engla mydle swá scýnende sunne she glittered amid the angels as the shining sun, Shrn. 149, 7.

ge-lenge

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-lenge, adj.

Belongingrelatedpertinenspertingens

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Yrfeweard líce gelenge an heir of my body, Beo. Th. 5457; B. 2732. Leahtrum gelenge attached to vices, Exon. 71 a; Th. 264, 28; Jul. 371

Linked entry: ge-lang

tæflere

(n.)
Grammar
tæflere, es; m.

A gamester, dicer, gambler

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Wé lǽraþ, ðæt preóst ne beó hunta, ne hafecere, ne tæflere, ac plege on his bócum, swá his háde gebiraþ, L. Edg. C. 64; Th. ii. 258, 8

Linked entry: teblere

þrýþ-swíþ

(adj.)
Grammar
þrýþ-swíþ, adj.

Exceedingly powerful

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Exceedingly powerful Mǽre þeóden unblíðe sæt, þolode ðrýðswýð, þegnsorge dreáh the great prince sat cheerless, he, mighty, suffered, grief for his thanes' loss he endured, Beo. Th. 262; B. 131.

Linked entry: swíþ

mis-faran

Grammar
mis-faran, <b>; I.</b>
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Nú secge wé gif hit swá beón sceal, ꝥ hit is unnyt bebod . . . 'Declina a malo et fac bonum,' Hml. S. 17, 224. Add

þreodian

(v.)
Grammar
þreodian, I.
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Þá þrydedo (ðreodedon, v.l.) his freónd and þóhton ꝥ his líchama sceolde beón álegd in Prenestino þám wege deliberauim fuerat, ut Praenestina via ejus corpus poni debuisset, 297, 15. Add

sorh-leóþ

(n.)
Grammar
sorh-leóþ, es; n.

A sorrowful songa lay of grief

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Gewíteþ ðonne, sorhleóð gæleþ, Beo. Th. 4912; B. 2460. Ongunnon ðá (after putting Jesus in the grave) sorhleóð galan, Rood Kmbl. 134; Kr. 67

miscian

(v.)
Grammar
miscian, p. ode

To mixto mix in due proportion

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Gehwæðeres sceal mon nyttian and miscian ðæt ðone líchoman hǽle each method (treatment by hot or by cold remedies) shall be used and applied in due proportion, that the body may be cured, L. M. 1, 1; Lchdm. ii. 22, 7

munan

(v.)
Grammar
munan, (a pret. pres. verb); ic, hé man, ðú manst, wé munon; p. munde.

to rememberbe mindful ofto be careful ofto considerthink

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to remember, be mindful of, to be careful of Til mon tiles and tomes meares a good man thinks of, is careful of, a good and quiet horse, Exon. 91 a; Th. 342, 12; Gn. Ex. 142. [Cf.

Linked entries: a-munan ge-munan

feld

Grammar
feld, gen. felda (v. Licetfelda)

plainfield

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Th. i. 106, 10. land that affords pasture or that may be cultivated Nétenu feldes pecora campi, Ps. Srt. 8, 8. Ic (the ploughman) gá út þýwende oxan tó felda, and jugie hí tó syl, Coll. M. 19, 15.

wǽpen

(n.)
Grammar
wǽpen, wǽpn, es; n.

a weaponmembrum virile

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Hé wǽpen hafenade be hiltum, Beo. Th. 3151; B. 1573. Nolde ic sweord beran, wǽpen tó wyrme, 5031; B. 2519: 5367; B. 2687. Gif sweordhwíta óðres monnes wǽpn tó feormunge onfó, oððe smið monnes andweorc, L. Alf. pol. 19; Th. i. 74, 9.

folc-gemót

(n.)
Grammar
folc-gemót, -mót, folces gemót, es; n.

A folk-meetingpŏpŭli consessus

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Sunnan dæges freóls healde man georne, and folcgemóta on ðam hálgan dæge geswíce man georne let Sunday's festival be diligently kept, and folk-moots be carefully abstained from on that holy day, L.

Linked entry: folc-mót

a-settan

(v.)
Grammar
a-settan, p. -sette ; pp. -seted, -sett.

to setputplaceappointlayset uperectbuildto set or taketo plantponerestatuereconstituereinstituerecollocaredeponeredesumereplantareto make a journeyiter facere

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Hét ǽnne weall asettan he ordered a wall to be built, Ors. 6, 15 ; Bos: 122, 34. Hét hí eft asettan he bade her again be taken, Exon. 69 a; Th. 256, 14; Jul. 231.

Linked entries: a-seted a-sette

folc-riht

(n.)
Grammar
folc-riht, -ryht, es; n.

Folkrightcommon lawpublic rightthe understood compact by which every freeman enjoys his rights as a freemanpublícum juscommūneτὸ κοινόν

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exalted; and henceforth let every man, both poor and rich, be worthy of folk-right, and let a man have right dooms judged to him, L.

Linked entries: folc-geriht leód-riht

freoðo

(n.)
Grammar
freoðo, frioðo, freoðu, friðo, fryðo, freðo; indecl. f: freoðu, friðu, e; f.

Peacesecurityprotectiona refugepaxsecūrĭtastūtēlaasȳlum

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Wel biþ ðæm ðe mót Drihten sécean, and to Fæder fæðmum freoðo wilnian it shall be well to him who may seek the Lord, and desire peace in his Father's bosom, Beo. Th. 379; B. 188: Exon. 121 a; Th. 465, 3; Hö. 98.

FEALO

(adj.)
Grammar
FEALO, fealu, feale; def. se fealwa; adj.

FALLOW, pale yellow or red coloured as withered grass or leaves, dusky, bay? flāvus, gilvus, fuscus

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Meahte ǽghwylc wegan fealwe linde each could bear the yellow shields, Cd. 94; Th. 123, 14; Gen. 2044. Wineleás guma gesihþ him bifóran fealwe wegas the friendless mortal sees before him seared ways, Exon. 77a; Th. 289, 11; Wand. 46: Beo.

alýfan

(v.)
Grammar
alýfan, hit -lýfþ; p. -lýfde, pl. -lýfdon; impert. -lýf, pp. -lýfed; v. a.

To give leavepermitgrantpermittereconcederetradere

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To give leave, permit, grant; permittere, concedere, tradere Se eorl ongan alýfan landes the earl began to grant the land, Byrht. Th. 134, 26; By. 90. Alýfe me to farenne permitte me ire, Mt. Bos. 8, 21. Alýf me permitte mihi, Lk.